PG 129 Montelupone, Macerata

Montelupone is situated in the province of Macerata, Italian region of Marche.

PM 3300

According to the Royal Army General Staff, Prisoner of War Office,the camp was operational from August 1942.  International prisoners as at 31st December 1942: 150 other ranks.  As at 31st March 1943: 103 other ranks.

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PG abbreviation

The full title is ‘Campo Concentramento di Prigioniere di Guerra’ (prisoner of war concentration camp). They were not concentration camps in the normal sense of the word. Camps were normally prefixed PG, but could be referred to as CC, Campo or Campo PG. The exception was the 2 Dulags and 1 Stalag within Italy, which were German controlled transit centres for POWs being transferred to Germany. The camps were originally known by their place names, and numbers were not introduced until early 1942. There are some camps with no numbers, perhaps they closed before early 1942?

PM abbreviation

Camps in Italy were divided into postal areas, each area designated ‘PM [number]’. PM translates to ‘Posta Militare’, meaning ‘military mail’. The number indicated the central postal reception area for the camps’ mail.